BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Thursday 2 June 2016

LW Schedule

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Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—02/06/2016
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Love from Boy - Roald Dahl's Letters to His Mother, Episode 3
  3/5As war breaks out, Roald tells his mother about reporting to the RAF.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—02/06/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—02/06/2016
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—02/06/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—02/06/2016
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—02/06/2016
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with George Craig.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—Soil health report
  A new report calls on government to protect soil health. Presented by Caz Graham.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Woodcock
  Kate Humble presents the woodcock.(R)
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Today—02/06/2016
  Morning news. Includes Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.
2. 09:00
  In Our Time—Margery Kempe and English Mysticism
  Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Margery Kempe, the medieval English mystic.
3. 09:45
  Daily Service—02/06/2016
  Christian worship with a bible reading, prayer and music, led by Pastor Alex Robertson.
4. 10:00
  Woman's Hour—A tribute to Carla Lane
  We pay tribute to the writer Carla Lane who died this week.
5. 10:45
  44 Scotland Street—Edinburgh for Pretenders, Episode 4
  4/5Has Irene Pollock been kidnapped? Is the New Pretender for real?
6. 11:00
  From Our Own Correspondent—Strike! Strike! Strike!
  Correspondents around the world tell stories and examine news developments in their region
7. 11:30
  Artist in the Director's Chair
  Miranda Sawyer explores the London Film-makers' Co-op and its refreshing approach to film.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—02/06/2016
  National and international news and the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  Curious Cases—Series 2, The Hairy Hominid
  How does leg hair know to grow back the same length? And why do we have body hair?
3. 12:15
  You and Yours—The Care Act, "Peak stuff"
  Consumer affairs programme. The Care Act and 'Peak Stuff'.
4. 12:57
  Weather—02/06/2016
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 13:00
  World at One—02/06/2016
  Analysis of news and current affairs.
6. 13:45
  Soundstage—The Lek
  Chris Watson captures the sounds of Black Grouse during an extraordinary performance.
7. 14:00
  The Archers—01/06/2016
  Peggy is taken by surprise.(R)
8. 14:15
  Tommies—2 June 1916
  Kenny Stokoe arrives at the front as part of Kitchener's new civilian army.
9. 15:00
  Ramblings—Series 33, Wayfarers Walk with Nigel Clifford
  Clare Balding walks from Coombe Gibbet to Highclere with the CEO of OS, Nigel Clifford.
10. 15:27
  Radio 4 Appeal—Snowdon Trust
  Storyteller Giles Abbott, who is blind, presents an appeal on behalf of Snowdon Trust.(R)
11. 15:30
  Open Book—Colombian literary superstar Juan Gabriel Vasquez, new stories by Radclyffe Hall, creative non-fiction from African writers
  Mariella Frostrup talks to celebrated Colombian novelist Juan Gabriel Vasquez.(R)
12. 16:00
  The Film Programme—Will The Nice Guys Ever Be The Nice Gals?
  Will the Nice Guys ever be the Nice Gals?
13. 16:30
  BBC Inside Science—Fixing the Future
  From the Hay Festival, Adam Rutherford and guests ask how science can fix the future.
14. 17:00
  PM—02/06/2016
  Coverage and analysis of the day's news.
15. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—02/06/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—02/06/2016 BHS to be wound down as rescue bid fails
  Eleven thousand jobs are at risk
2. 18:30
  Paul Sinha's History Revision—Series 2, Exploration and Death
  2/4Paul Sinha looks at the heroic field of exploration, and the subsequent stupid deaths.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—02/06/2016
  Will has an idea.
4. 19:15
  Front Row—Nile Rodgers, Jesse Eisenberg, Kunal Nayyar, Surrealists
  John Wilson talks to Nile Rodgers, on the eve of BBC Music Day.
5. 19:45
  44 Scotland Street—Edinburgh for Pretenders, Episode 4
  4/5Has Irene Pollock been kidnapped? Is the New Pretender for real?(R)
6. 20:00
  The Law Show—Genocide v Crimes Against Humanity
  Joshua Rozenberg examines the history and tension between two seemingly related laws(R)
7. 20:30
  The Bottom Line—Profit or plunder?
  Asset management - or asset stripping? Evan Davis and guests discuss.
8. 21:00
  BBC Inside Science—Fixing the Future
  From the Hay Festival, Adam Rutherford and guests ask how science can fix the future.(R)
9. 21:30
  In Our Time—Margery Kempe and English Mysticism
  Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Margery Kempe, the medieval English mystic.(R)
10. 21:58
  Weather—02/06/2016
  Weather information.
11. 22:00
  The World Tonight—We can control migration in EU, says PM
  Cameron insists his target to reduce net migration can be achieved by staying in the EU.
12. 22:45
  Dangerous Visions—Never Let Me Go, Episode 4
  4/10Miss Lucy tells the students the truth about the future that awaits them.
13. 23:00
  The World of Simon Rich—Series 1, Episode 1
  1/4Enchanting, absurd and funny stories from the mind of celebrated US writer Simon Rich.
14. 23:30
  The Educators—Turning Schools Around
  How does a school recover from failure after being put into special measures?(R)
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—03/06/2016
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Book of the Week—Love from Boy - Roald Dahl's Letters to His Mother, Episode 4
  4/5Back in Bucks, then out to Washinton DC, where Roald Dahl begins a story called Gremlins.(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—03/06/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—03/06/2016
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—03/06/2016
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—03/06/2016
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—03/06/2016
  A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with George Craig.
8. 05:45
  Farming Today—Brexit or Bremain and UK farming; TTIP and beef; Open Farm Sunday
  The blue-on-blue row over the EU referendum at Defra. Sybil Ruscoe presents.
9. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Little Owl
  Kate Humble presents the little owl.(R)

Friday 3 June 2016